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Member:
Quatro

Posted on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2006 - 5:37 pm:

Dr. O, I brush my horses every day. Today I noticed bot fly eggs on Cody's sides and legs and fronts. I can't believe I would have not noticed them, and that they are left over from the fall, but maybe they are. It has been warm here for 2 days, would these be new eggs. I am planning on worming them for their normal 8 week rotation with Zimecterine Gold. It just seems weird to see them in the dead of winter.
thanks
sue
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2006 - 10:34 pm:

You don't give your state Susan in your profile, however our weather in NC has been so warm the past week I had small insects buzzing my outdoor lights as I came in tonight.
DrO
Member:
Quatro

Posted on Thursday, Jan 12, 2006 - 8:58 am:

I am in Iowa, and we still have snow, but it was 57 yesterday. NOt ready for the bugs yet.
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Friday, Jan 13, 2006 - 7:00 am:

Unlikely to be fresh eggs then, but your regular deworming will take care of this. You can also remove the eggs by a number of methods as the article describes.
DrO
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